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Church at the CenterDates and TimesThe Sequel - 1 Acts 1:1-11 There are three kinds of sequel, and we're living in the best--but maybe also hardest--kind. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Ron Chernisky Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-05-2536 min

Church at the CenterThe More Things Change, the More God Stays the SameElijah and Elisha - 4 2 Kings 2:1-22 Why are even good good-byes hard? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Children's Message: Ron Chernisky Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-05-1830 min

Church at the CenterThe Only OneElijah and Elisha - 3 1 Kings 19 Sometimes feeling unique is great. Other times it's scary. Elijah has a crisis of purpose after his big win. Also, Pastor Jenn makes an announcement. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Ron Chernisky Children's Message: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-05-1141 min

Church at the CenterGod Rules!Elijah and Elisha - 2 1 Kings 18:1, 17-46 God is going to put an end to the drought. Elijah makes sure everyone knows it's on God's terms, not Baal's. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Children's Message: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-05-0441 min

Church at the CenterGod Provides for His PeopleElijah and Elisha - 1 Scripture: 1 Kings 16:29-17:24 We're going to study Acts in a few weeks, but in order to get those sermons to sync up with Pentecost, let's talk about some Old Testament prophets for a month. Introducing Ahab (not a prophet) and his nemesis, Elijah. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Children's Message: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-04-2747 min

Church at the CenterCelebration: Where's the Party?The Comfortable Yoke - 7 Scripture: Matthew 28:1-8 God wants to celebrate us and us to celebrate Him! Today we celebrate the lost sheep found, and the Shepherd who went to every length to find us. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Ron Chernisky Baptisms: Dominic Schnare, Nour Hashem, Brian Lavoie Children's Message: Ron Chernisky Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-04-2151 min

Church at the CenterWorship: Where Do You Start?The Comfortable Yoke - 6 Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-26 What if worship is God allowing us to give Him permission to be Himself? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-04-1338 min

Church at the CenterService: Who Do You Love?The Comfortable Yoke - 5 Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-9 What is the point of all the previous spiritual disciplines if they're not helping us to love one another? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-04-0637 min

Church at the CenterPrayer - What Are You Saying?The Comfortable Yoke - 4 Scripture: Matthew 6:5-14 What is prayer? What is prayer to you? What is prayer to Jesus? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-03-3045 min

Church at the CenterBible Study - Can You Hear Him?The Comfortable Yoke - 3 Scripture: John 10:1-5; 2 Timothy 2:14-21 What is the Bible? What isn't it? and how important is it for us to read it, really? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-03-2341 min

Church at the CenterTithing: Does It Work?The Comfortable Yoke - 2 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11; 1 Timothy 5:17-21 Are Christians supposed to tithe? And if we do, is anything really supposed to happen besides that we have less money to work with? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Rev Barbara Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-03-1653 min

Church at the CenterFasting - What Are You Hungry For?The Comfortable Yoke - 1 Scripture: Joel 2:13-17; Matthew 6:16-18 There's actually a way to intentionally "yoke" ourselves to Jesus, like He talks about in Matthew 11: spiritual disciplines. Let's talk about fasting--what it is and what it isn't. *Apologies for the sound quality. We know. It's terrible. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-03-0948 min

Church at the CenterOne SacrificePromises, Promises - 6 Scripture: Hebrews 10:10-25 Let's talk about how we be part of God's covenant people when we don't have to offer sacrifices anymore... ___________________ Scripture: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A. G. Layte 2025-02-2339 min

Church at the CenterLiving SacrificesPromises, Promises - 5 Scripture: Romans 12 Central Baptist has a "Church Covenant" which we recite together after communion once a month. What are the principles underlying it? ___________________ This is also our second in-person service cancellation in a row due to weather, so Pastor Jenn recorded all of this from home. 2025-02-1636 min

Church at the CenterThe New CovenantPromises, Promises - 4 Scripture: Mark 14:12-25 "Groundhog Day the Covenant." What does God do when humans keep breaking the covenant over and over again? He is faithful, because that is who He is. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-02-0239 min

Church at the CenterAn Enduring LegacyPromises, Promises - 3 Scripture: Exodus 20:1-24 God frees the people from slavery and essentially has to set them apart all over again. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-01-2843 min

Church at the CenterA New Kind of HumanPromises, Promises 2 Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9; 12:1-3 God takes a do-over again, but this time it's choosing a family, not sending a flood. God chooses, and we also choose. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-01-2039 min

Church at the CenterBefore and AfterPromises, Promises Scripture: Genesis 1:24-31; Genesis 9:1-17 There are all kinds of analogies for how we can relate to God, but what does the idea of covenant tell us? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2025-01-1348 min

Church at the CenterStill in the NeighborhoodDraw Near - Christmas Sunday Scripture: John 17:20-26 Ever notice how the three prayers of Jesus that we know the content of, rarely get answered "yes"? Maybe prayer is something different than we thought...and is what keeps Jesus in the neighborhood. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Paul Layte Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-12-2930 min

Church at the CenterLove Is The ProofDraw Near - Advent Week 4: Love Advent Reading: Hebrews 10:5-7, 10 Scripture: 1 John 4:1-12 How do you know if someone loves you? How do you know if someone loves God? ---------------- Advent Reading: John Petrelli and Kayla O'Brien Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-12-2229 min

Church at the CenterJoy: The Prodigal DaughterDraw Near - Advent Week 3: Joy Advent Reading: Isaiah 12:2-6 Scripture: Zephaniah 3:11-20 Y ou've heard of the Prodigal Son, but what about the Prodigal Daughter? Also, God's joy is greater than His grief or His wrath. ---------------- Advent Reading: Nour Hashem Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-12-1528 min

Church at the CenterPeace for EveryoneDraw Near - Advent Week 2: Peace Advent Reading: Isaiah 26:1-4 Scripture: Isaiah 57:14-19 God may be everywhere, but where does He live? ---------------- Advent Reading: Kristal Bonelli Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-12-0836 min

Church at the CenterHope: Draw NearDraw Near - Advent Week 1: Hope Advent Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Scripture: James 4:1-10 This passage from James isn't an Advent passage, surely? Isn't it a little grim? True, but sometimes we need to acknowledge the grim to know we need hope--and to know where to place it. ---------------- Advent Reading: Emily Powers Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-12-0134 min

Church at the CenterAll the AuthorityMarching Orders - Week 19 Scripture: Mark 11:27-33 The chief priests, teachers of the law, and elders make a power play, but Jesus doesn't let them. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-11-2431 min

Church at the CenterWhat Did That Fig Tree Ever Do to You?Marching Orders - Week 18 Scripture: Mark 11:12-25 Jesus curses a fig tree and flips out in the Temple, and then He talks about chucking "this mountain" into the sea. Is He just "hangry," or is something else going on? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-11-1837 min

Church at the CenterGet Loud About ItMarching Orders - Week 17 Scripture: Mark 10:46-52 If you were in this story, who would you be? What do you want Jesus to do for you? Are you willing to get loud and/or messy to ask Him for it? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-11-1129 min

Church at the CenterAll the Right AnswersMarching Orders - Week 16 Scripture: Mark 10:16-45 It just might be possible for our righteousness to be more of an obstacle between us and Jesus than our sin is. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-11-0337 min

Church at the CenterCentral Baptist Church Special Congregational MeetingHeld on 10/27/24. Announcement regarding search for part-time associate pastor, and discussion. 2024-10-2823 min

Church at the CenterFamily MattersMarching Orders - Week 15 Scripture: Mark 10:1-16 Talking about divorce is hard...but Jesus did it. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-10-2730 min

Church at the CenterOne of UsMarching Orders - Week 14 Scripture: Mark 9:38-50 How can we tell if someone claiming Jesus' name is one of us? Please note with our apologies that unbeknownst to anyone at the time, this recording got truncated after the Message in the Basket. The audio for the main message was a voice-memo recording of our Facebook livestream after the fact. You may prefer to listen here: https://fb.watch/vW0KNlMMW-/ ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main M...2024-10-2032 min

Church at the CenterBetter Than YouMarching Orders - Week 13 Scripture: Mark 9:30-37 Jesus' people--like most people--have always wanted to be great. But in the Kingdom of God, greatness is not always as it seems. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-10-1337 min

Church at the CenterHow Long Has He Been Like This?Marching Orders - Week 12 Scripture: Mark 9:1-29 Can people change? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-10-0638 min

Church at the CenterCome Get Your BreadMarching Orders - Week 11 Scripture: Mark 8:1-21 The disciples still don't understand bread. And maybe we don't either. Additional note for this sermon in particular: Context in reading Scripture is important. When teaching, it's vital to remind the hearers that these words weren't written ABOUT them or TO them, but can still be FOR them. BUT...the context of the hearers also matters and legitimately interacts with Scripture in such a way that sometimes there is a message for a particular community out of a particular passage that may in certain ways be...2024-09-2931 min

Church at the CenterPurity Culture**Note--this sermon/service is not about "Evangelical Purity Culture" as currently commonly conceived. Marching Orders - Week 10 Scripture: Mark 7:1-23 What's the point of rules? They might have one, but when the point of rules is rules, everything falls apart. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Kathleen Youngs Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-09-1533 min

Church at the CenterThe Bread CodeMarching Orders - Week 9 Scripture: Mark 6:30-56 Two familiar stories: the Feeding of More than 5000, and Jesus Walking on the Water. What is Mark talking about when he describes the disciples being amazed by the second miracle because they didn't understand the first one? "51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened." ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pa...2024-09-0833 min

Church at the CenterWhen Jesus Goes to Old Home DayMarching Orders - Week 8 Scripture: Mark 6:1-13 It seems like amazing Jesus by a lack of faith should be really hard to do. All He asks for is a mustard seed’s worth, and He spent all His time around people He kept nudging for having "little faith." It's not like small faith "amounts" were a news flash to Him. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Rev Barbara Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) - remotely, due to covid 2024-09-0133 min

Church at the CenterDeath, Where Is Your Sting?Marching Orders - Week 7 Scripture: Mark 5:21-43 Hear Jesus' call. Remember He wants us. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Foster Mann 2024-08-2554 min

Church at the CenterYou, Me, and THAT Guy?Marching Orders - Week 6 Scripture: Mark 4:35-5:20 What's the most challenging place to do ministry? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Elizabeth Cernoia 2024-08-1845 min

Church at the CenterTelling StoriesMarching Orders - Week 5 Scripture: Mark 4:1-34 Jesus tells some stories to help us understand the truth. ---------------- S cripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Paul Layte Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-08-1141 min

Church at the CenterFamily TiesMarching Orders - Week 4 Scripture: Mark 3 Imagine being in that house when Jesus asked who His mother and brothers were...? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-08-0435 min

Church at the CenterThe Problem with ReligionMarching Orders - Week 3 Scripture: Mark 2 "It's not a religion, it's a relationship." What does that mean, and is that really what we're trying to do here? Also, what Jesus does to our religious hangups. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Bernice Rivera Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-07-2839 min

Church at the CenterWhat Time Is It?Marching Orders - Week 2 Scripture: Mark 1:16-45 Timing is everything, right? When Jesus shows up, it's Time to follow Him Time to be freed Time to be healed Time to spend time with God Time to...well, at this point, it's probably also time to tell others about Him. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Kathleen Youngs Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-07-2136 min

Church at the CenterPeople Get ReadyMarching Orders - Week 1 Scripture: Mark 1:1-15 John the Baptizer sets Jesus up for success...or something like that. In which we examine a biblical pattern ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte 2024-07-1434 min

Church at the CenterThe Body of Christ Is Not Mr Potato Head ™️1 Corinthians 12:15-26; 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, 13 Alas, the only part of this service that got recorded was the sermon...but that is about what the Apostle Paul calls "the most excellent way." -------------- Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-07-0724 min

Church at the CenterWhat's Your Superpower?1 Corinthians 12:1-14, 27-31 What are spiritual gifts? What are they for? What are they at Central Baptist in particular? -------------- Scripture: Mark Bertrand Moment for Missions: Bernice Rivera Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-06-3052 min

Church at the CenterAnd the Final Question Is...King of Kings - Week 12 Scripture: Daniel 11-12 How long? What will be the outcome? Are you ready? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Ron Chernisky Main Message: Rev Barbara Jernigan 2024-06-2332 min

Church at the CenterThe Vision of a ManKing of Kings - Week 11 Scripture: Daniel 10; Revelation 22:12-17 Answers to prayer: Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. Sometimes I-was-on-my-way-but-I-got-held-up-by-the-Prince-of-Persia. And there's a Man standing by us to strengthen us, no matter what. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs [Apologies that the Scripture reading was omitted from this recording.] Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-06-1630 min

Church at the CenterTake ResponsibilityKing of Kings - Week 10 Scripture: Daniel 9; Joel 1:13-15 Bypassing blame doesn't really get us off the hook. But what if we take responsibility for wrongdoing that we didn't even commit? Should we do this? And if we did, what might it look like? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-06-0943 min

Church at the CenterThe Sheep and the GoatKing of Kings - Week 9 Scripture: Daniel 8; Psalm 22:11-19 Why do the wicked prosper? And how should God's people be in the world when they do? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-06-0234 min

Church at the CenterHere Be MonstersKing of Kings - Week 8 Scripture: Daniel 7; Revelation 22:1-5 When we read apocalyptic writing in the Bible, we need some tools. Like...the definition of the word apocalypse ("unveiling"), and the historical context of the person receiving the vision. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-05-2741 min

Church at the CenterWorkplace IssuesKing of Kings - Week 7 (Pentecost Sunday) Scripture: Daniel 5; 1 Peter 5:5-11 When you take over an empire, you have to pay attention. Extra attention. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-05-2037 min

Church at the CenterWhat Would Your Mother Say?King of Kings - Week 6 Scripture: Daniel 5; Jeremiah 9:23-24 A different kind of king, a different kind of arrogance. Don't be afraid of evil. When God is ready, He'll wipe it off the mat in an instant. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-05-1339 min

Church at the CenterBeauty and the BeastKing of Kings - Week 5 Scripture: Daniel 4; Revelation 22:1-5 Probably when Isaiah prophecied that the lion would eat straw like the ox, this story was not what he had in mind... ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-05-0541 min

Church at the CenterFollowing Your Dreams Is Not Always the Best IdeaKing of Kings - Week 4 Scripture: Daniel 3 What's the difference between using what God gives us to glorify ourselves, and joining God in glorifying Him? We're facing some potential fiery furnaces at Central Baptist Church right now, so we have added Pastor Jenn's vulnerable announcements here. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-04-2950 min

Church at the CenterA Rock So Big God Can't Lift It?King of Kings - Week 3 Scripture: Daniel 2:24-49 Why was King Nebuchadnezzar afraid of his dream? What did it mean? And how did the interpretation keep him from being so afraid? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-04-2156 min

Church at the CenterThe Impossible DreamKing of Kings - Week 2 Scripture: Daniel 2:1-28a What would Jesus do if He were Daniel? (Or...one way to love your enemies.) ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-04-1434 min

Church at the CenterWhen the Worst HappensKing of Kings - Week 1 Scripture: Daniel 1 What can God's people do about ungodly governments? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-04-0737 min

Church at the CenterLove Makes a WayThe Good Person - EASTER SUNDAY - Charity Scripture: Matthew 27:45-28:10 Charity might be more than we think...like the virtue that encompasses all the others. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-04-0132 min

Church at the CenterHow to Make PeaceThe Good Person - Lent Week 6 - Humility Palm Sunday Scripture: Mark 11:1-11 What is humility? What does it have to do with peace? And what does the donkey have to do with anything? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-03-2431 min

Church at the CenterEnriched in Every WayThe Good Person - Lent Week 5 - Generosity Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 E vidently the bulk of this series on the Capital Virtues needed to be an in-house discussion, because we had three weeks in a row of varied technological glitches. We apologize for the interruption in service. In this discussion, the virtue is generosity, and we discuss how it and the other virtues are really ways of establishing trust and freedom. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message...2024-03-1735 min

Church at the CenterA Very Fine LineThe Good Person - Lent Week 1 - Diligence Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10 We're beginning a study on the Capital Virtues. We know that we don't earn salvation or belovedness, but if we are saved and beloved, our lives should reflect the virtuous (loving) character of God. The first virtue we're looking at is "Diligence"--which is a good one to start with, to help us with all the others! But did you know that Diligence not only has an opposing vice, but a less famous vice that occurs when we make diligence an end in itself...2024-02-1842 min

Church at the CenterGlowing With ConfidenceChrist In You, the Hope of Glory - Week 4 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:4-18 If Jesus said to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, does that really mean we actually need to love ourselves? What does Christian confidence look like? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-02-1129 min

Church at the CenterThe Hope of GloryChrist In You, the Hope of Glory - Week 3 Scripture: Colossians 1:21-27 Did the apostle Paul just say that something was missing from Jesus' sacrifice? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-02-0437 min

Church at the CenterWhere It All BeginsChrist In You, the Hope of Glory - Week 2 Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21 If glory is essence and God's essence is love, what does that mean for humans who want to glorify Him? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-01-2936 min

Church at the CenterWho Is This King of Glory?Christ in You, the Hope of Glory - Week 1 Scripture: Revelation 1:8-18 If the point of human existence is to "glorify God"--well, what does that even mean? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2024-01-2138 min

Church at the CenterAre We There Yet?Cast of Characters - 5 Main Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 The last group of characters, traveling to find the promised King. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Kathleen Youngs 2023-12-3134 min

Church at the CenterThe Marriage of the Heavens and the EarthCast of Characters - Advent 4 Advent Reading: Genesis 1:1-5, 26-31 Main Scripture: John 1:1-18 A God's-eye view of Christmas ---------------- Advent Testimony: Roberta Stephanos Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-12-2433 min

Church at the CenterJoy in the MorningCast of Characters - Advent 3 Advent Reading: Psalm 16 Main Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 God invites Joseph into the good conspiracy He is setting up for joy to the world. But saying yes to God and His conspiracy always involves a sacrifice. ---------------- Advent Testimony: Ray Petrelli Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-12-1738 min

Church at the CenterPeace at a Time Like This?Cast of Characters - Advent 2 Advent Reading: Luke 1:46-55 Main Scripture: Luke 1:26-45 Mary had every reason not to have peace. How did she find it? ---------------- Advent Testimony: Bernice Rivera Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-12-1035 min

Church at the CenterThe OpenerCast of Characters - Advent 1 Advent Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11 Main Scripture: Luke 1:5-25 Hype for the Trailer...if John the Baptizer was the "trailer" for Jesus, and Jesus is the main event, what kind of movie are we watching--and being invited into? Could it be...a comedy? ---------------- Advent Testimony: David Bertrand Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-12-0338 min

Church at the CenterSheep and Shepherds and...Dragons? Oh My!Christ The King Sunday Ezekiel 34:11-16; Matthew 25:31-46 Did you know there are dragons in the Bible? How does a shepherd beat a dragon? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-11-2637 min

Church at the CenterGood and PlentyThe Like of God - Ordinary Time Philippians 4:10-23 How can we continue to care for each other as things change? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-11-2032 min

Church at the CenterIf You’re Happy and You Know ItThe Like of God - Ordinary Time - Week 24 Philippians 4:1-9 A moment of Depeche Mode when the sermon goes in a totally different direction than the title picked a week before. "People are people so why should it be, you and I should get along so awfully." And what do we do when both we and the person we don't get along with are followers of Jesus? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A...2023-11-1333 min

Church at the CenterWaiting for the UpgradeThe Like of God - Ordinary Time - Week 23 Philippians 3:12-21 What to do before we've "arrived." ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Ron Chernisky Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-11-0539 min

Church at the CenterThe Craziest WishThe Like of God - Ordinary Time - Week 22 Philippians 3:1-14 If you were the perfect example of your people group, is there anything that would make you give up that identity for another one? The Apostle Paul would--if it meant he could be close enough to share literally everything about his identity with Jesus. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-10-2934 min

Church at the CenterBe a StarThe Like of God - Ordinary Time - Week 21 Philippians 2:12-30 The kinds of things that make for stardom in our world are maybe a little different than what can make us "shine like the stars in the universe" as the Apostle Paul describes. The difference might be who we're trying to make famous. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-10-2238 min

Church at the CenterHow to Know God’s WillThe Like of God - Ordinary Time - Week 20 Philippians 2:1-13 Knowing God's will is easy, actually--it's to follow the way of Jesus. But what--really--is the way of Jesus? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-10-1533 min

Church at the CenterWhatever HappensThe Like of God - Ordinary Time - Week 19 Philippians 1:18-30 We talked about God having the kind of love that means He likes us, too. But can we "like" God? Can we have affection for Jesus? What happens when we do? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-10-0833 min

Church at the CenterSibling RivalryThe Like of God - Ordinary Time - Week 18 Philippians 1:12-18, Matthew 20:1-16 Who here is competitive? What happens when people get competitive about Jesus? And is there really no such thing as bad publicity? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-10-0140 min

Church at the CenterHappy TogetherThe Like of God - Ordinary Time - Week 17 Philippians 1:1-11 Do you think God loves you? Do you think God likes you? What's the difference? Is there one? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-09-2444 min

Church at the CenterPraying in the PrisonExodus 3:7-12; Acts 16:23-34 Sometimes we view salvation as a way to escape the hardship of life but the truth is with Christ's salvation even hard times are manageable with God. This does not mean we go out and find trouble but it does mean we have a new hope when we experience hardships. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Foster Mann 2023-09-1734 min

Church at the CenterLife and Death SituationRescued - Ordinary Time - Week 16 Ezekiel 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 The shipwreck/rescue analogy is back. What do we do when our fellow rescuers get disconnected from the ship? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-09-1049 min

Church at the CenterWhat Can the Righteous Do?Rescued - Ordinary Time - Week 14 Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 How do we live the life of the rescued among the ones who are still shipwrecked? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-09-0341 min

Church at the CenterDo You Know Who I Am?Rescued - Ordinary Time - Week 13 Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 The longest running Reality Show ever...but the goal is NOT to vote anybody off. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-08-2745 min

Church at the CenterThe ”Right” PeopleRescued - Ordinary Time - Week 12 Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28 Once we're rescued, what do we do about the people who are still shipwrecked? In this service we discuss some obvious barriers to helping rescue others, and some maybe less obvious ones. Is 56:8 – The Sovereign Lord declares—He who gathers the exiles of Israel: ‘I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.’ ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Re...2023-08-2032 min

Church at the CenterHow to Be SavedRescued - Ordinary Time - Week 11 1 Kings 19:9-18; Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 When the word "saved" gets so churchy it loses its meaning, might "rescued" do a better job? We start imagining a metaphorical shipwreck, and the Captain who rescues us. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Moment for Missions: Bernice Rivera Message in a Basket: Paul Layte Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-08-1351 min

Church at the CenterTrusting God with HimselfOrdinary Time - Week 10 Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 17:1-7, 15; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33 At some point when we're walking with God, it's likely to turn into a wrestling match. Can we trust Him? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-08-0642 min

Church at the CenterTrusting God Around Untrustworthy PeopleOrdinary Time - Week 9 Genesis 29:15-28; Psalm 105:1-11; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 What do you do when you're trying to follow God but you can't trust the people around you to do the same thing? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-07-3037 min

Church at the CenterTrusting God with My DreamsOrdinary Time - Week 8 Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 When God gets your attention, can you trust Him with your dreams? Can you trust His? Also, we included the announcements this week because there's no recording of last week's service... ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-07-2343 min

Church at the CenterTrusting God in RelationshipOrdinary Time - Week 6 Genesis 24:1-28, 58-67; Psalm 45:10-17; Romans 7:15-25; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 What can we tell about God's desire for relationships when the location and time in history and culture is so different from where we're standing? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-07-0947 min

Church at the CenterTrusting God With the PromiseOrdinary Time - Week 5 Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew10:40-42 What do you do when the choice is between God and God's promise? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-07-0238 min

Church at the CenterTrusting the God of the OutcastsOrdinary Time - Week 4 Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Romans 6:1-11; Matthew 10:24-39 God--both the "Old Testament God" and the "New Testament God" sees outcasts...but not as outcasts. ---------------- Scripture: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Rev Barbara Jernigan 2023-06-2529 min

Church at the CenterFrom Impossible to Wondrous LaughterOrdinary Time - Week 3 From Impossible to Wondrous Laughter Bringing God's promise to birth in you. Many thanks to Rev Donnamarie Brown for bringing the message to us while Pastor Jenn is away. -------------------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Rev Donnamarie Brown 2023-06-1832 min

Church at the CenterExtraordinary TrustOrdinary Time - Week 2 Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 God called Abraham to go somewhere he'd never been--at age 75. But maybe it was something more than location that God was up to. ---------------- Scripture: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-06-1137 min

Church at the CenterAs It Was in the BeginningTrinity Sunday Ordinary Time - Week 1 Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, Matthew 28:16-20 Sometimes when you want to know where you're headed, it's good to go all the way back to the beginning. --------------------- Scripture: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-06-0439 min

Church at the CenterGood SpiritPentecost/Shavuot Numbers 11:24-30; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; Acts 2:1-21 Are we uncomfortable with the Holy Spirit? We shouldn't be! The Spirit is the One who enables us to become the kind of humans God intended, so that His Kingdom may come and will be done on earth as it is in the heavens. --------------------- Scripture: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-05-3035 min

Church at the CenterGood GriefEaster Week 7 Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11 It's exam season. This is where the rubber meets the road...and the glory in suffering—what’s good about grief—is how much genuine love results. --------------------- Scripture: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-05-2250 min

Church at the CenterThe Good LifeEaster Week 6 Mother’s Day Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:8-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 What is "the good life"? Is there such thing as a one-size-fits-all? Why do people everywhere and throughout history look for it? And does God have anything to do with it? --------------------- Scripture: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-05-1438 min

Church at the CenterGood FatherEaster Week 5 Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 "Father" is a tricky term to use for God nowadays...but that's what Jesus called Him. What does it mean for God to be our Father? Also, we try to tackle "simple" subjects like the Trinity and stuff. --------------------- Scripture: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-05-0737 min

Church at the CenterGood ShepherdEaster Week 4 Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 The Good Shepherd can lead us through some sketchy places. What do we do about abuse? --------------------- Scripture: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) 2023-05-0141 min